Selfie Security: How a Student-Selfie Campaign Changed How to Look at Information Security Awareness

Thursday, November 02, 2017 | 9:00AM–9:30AM ET | Meeting Room 108B, 100 Level
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Interactive Presentation
UMass Amherst Information Technology recently launched My Name Is Not a Good Password, a national award-winning "selfie" information security awareness campaign. This session will provide an overview of the campaign and how engaging with students throughout the development process created a result that went viral.

Outcomes: Understand how to develop engaging materials and deliver messages to a saturated audience * Learn techniques for engaging all audiences to build new content for delivery, regardless of topic * Use new technologies such as IOS and Android apps to reduce the barrier to participation

Presenters

  • Iris Chelaru

    IT Communications Director, University of California, Davis

  • Matthew Dalton

    Chief Information Security Officer, University of Massachusetts Amherst